Ya. Microsoft:"We will LET people buy windows 8 for cheap. It is the only way we will get our windows 8 sales numbers up. We will only allow it to work with Internet explorer, so that our browser numbers go up too. MUA HA HA HA"

Anyways, I'll upgrade my laptop tonight or tomorrow night. Whichever happens to have more time that I can take away from sleep.

Ya. Microsoft:"We will LET people can buy windows 8 for cheap. It is the only way we will get our windows 8 sales numbers up. We will only allow it to work with Internet explorer, so that our browser numbers go up too. MUA HA HA HA"

I hope it doesn't just start the install... don't want that till I clone my drive.

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I don't remember the exact timing, but it didnt just start installing. i too was worried about that, but my worries were relaxed when it asked me what I wanted to do. When it comes to it, the option to "install now" is highlighted, but you have to choose the second media option, be careful not to hit enter or space (maybe) and have it start installing lol

Ya. Microsoft:"We will LET people can buy windows 8 for cheap. It is the only way we will get our windows 8 sales numbers up. We will only allow it to work with Internet explorer, so that our browser numbers go up too. MUA HA HA HA"

I don't remember the exact timing, but it didnt just start installing. i too was worried about that, but my worries were relaxed when it asked me what I wanted to do. When it comes to it, the option to "install now" is highlighted, but you have to choose the second media option, be careful not to hit enter or space (maybe) and have it start installing lol

It's too late Sas. It's going to install and overwrite the OS. It will kill all your family pets and everything in the 'fridge will go bad. The shingles on your roof will curl and ants will infest your underwear drawer.

It's too late Sas. It's going to install and overwrite the OS. It will kill all your family pets and everything in the 'fridge will go bad. The shingles on your roof will curl and ants will infest your underwear drawer.

It's too late Sas. It's going to install and overwrite the OS. It will kill all your family pets and everything in the 'fridge will go bad. The shingles on your roof will curl and ants will infest your underwear drawer.

- They are giving out keys that can't be installed on a different computer. If you use your work computer or laptop to run the assistant and buy a key for your desktop, apparently it will not work. So make sure you run the assistant on the computer you want to install it from.
- They are storing your existing retail/oem keys, and probably designate the new W8 key as OEM so it'd work for that build only.
- There is a maximum number of offers you can get per customer, other forums mentioned it is 5 per person (not sure if per name or email, or what?)

I have a hunch when you download and install the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant, it checks your previous key (whether retail or oem) and puts it into their server and probably assigns these $15 keys as OEMs.

Dumb question: I'm planning on upgrading my PC very soon. Can I just upgrade to Windows 8 on this computer, and then transfer over to a new HDD/SDD when I get the newer components? Or am I better off uploading to ISO and saving the disk for later use?

- They are giving out keys that can't be installed on a different computer. If you use your work computer or laptop to run the assistant and buy a key for your desktop, apparently it will not work. So make sure you run the assistant on the computer you want to install it from.
- They are storing your existing retail/oem keys, and probably designate the new W8 key as OEM so it'd work for that build only.
- There is a maximum number of offers you can get per customer, other forums mentioned it is 5 per person (not sure if per name or email, or what?)

I have a hunch when you download and install the Windows 8 Upgrade Assistant, it checks your previous key (whether retail or oem) and puts it into their server and probably assigns these $15 keys as OEMs.

I was/am a neighsayer of windows 8. For $15 though... I think that is plenty worth it to get another 20-40 minutes out of my laptop. My gaming desktop can not be bothered for $15 dollers, and would only accept it free.